Dachshunds On Parade In Key West For New Year’s Festivities

Sheila Tabone, left, has her dogs dressed as impostor "wiener dogs" while participating in the Key West Dachshund Walk Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Key West, Fla.The event is an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Sheila Tabone, left, has her dogs dressed as impostor "wiener dogs" while participating in the Key West Dachshund Walk Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Key West, Fla.The event is an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Dachshunds and their owners parade in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk, an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Dachshunds and their owners parade in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk, an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Dachshunds and their owners parade in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk, an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Dachshunds and their owners parade in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk, an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Nicole Ferris adjusts the Ohio State cheerleading costume on her dog Bosley, participating with Missy, left, adorned in a University of Michigan outfit, in the Key West Dachshund Walk Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Key West, Fla. Ferris and her boyfriend showed off their dogs, representing their respective colleges, in a cart themed "A Doghouse Divided." (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Nicole Ferris adjusts the Ohio State cheerleading costume on her dog Bosley, participating with Missy, left, adorned in a University of Michigan outfit, in the Key West Dachshund Walk Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Key West, Fla. Ferris and her boyfriend showed off their dogs, representing their respective colleges, in a cart themed "A Doghouse Divided." FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Sadie, dressed in a Santa outfit, parades in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk, an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. The event was a prelude to several New Year's Eve nighttime "drops" in Key West including the descent of a female impersonator in a large red women's high heel. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Sadie, dressed in a Santa outfit, parades in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk, an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. The event was a prelude to several New Year's Eve nighttime "drops" in Key West including the descent of a female impersonator in a large red women's high heel. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

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Holly the dachshund, wears a tiara as she parades in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk. The event is an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Holly the dachshund, wears a tiara as she parades in Key West, Fla., Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, during the Key West Dachshund Walk. The event is an annual New Year's Eve tradition that this year attracted almost 200 of the short-legged, long-bodied canines, as well as about 30 "impostor" dogs. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)